An Assassin's Rose

Chapter 16: Final Battle

"Go back Ruby, this is between him and me." Damian proclaimed as they kept chasing Deathstroke.

"No way. I may not have been happy about being engaged to you at first. But I consider Ra's and Talia my family. This is just as much my fight as it is yours."

Damian looks at her in shock and smiles at her "Very well."

Going through the door they walked through what look a boiler room.

"Ra's trained me to take his place. Talia would've been mine as well, until your father came along." Deathstroke's echoing said with venom laced in his voice.

They looked around for the hiding assassin "And created something special...Me." Damian proclaimed.

Moving quickly Ruby blocks Deathstroke's attacks but the older man twisted her scythe out of her hand and knocked her away.

"Ruby!" Growling Damian tries to strike Deathstroke, but he kicks the boy back. Walking over to Ruby he proceeds to plant the tip of the blade into her arm pinning her to the floor.

The girl screamed in pain "I'll deal with you later" Deathstroke said as he easily counters Damian attacks and kicks him onto one of the tanks.

Throwing daggers at him, Damian almost deflected all of them, but one landed on his arm.

Before he could retaliate Deathstroke rushes forward and kicks the dagger deeper pinning Damian's arm to the tank.

Grabbing his sword, Deathstroke uses it to slice off his head but Damian moved making the sword break on impact when it hit the tank.

Lifting the blade again he pins Damian's other arm to the tank.

Before the older man could do anything else he was shot in the side by Ruby who managed to get her arm free.

Taking this chance, Damian kicks Deathstroke away from him and made his arm go through the dagger and grabbed his sword.

Taking out three Batarangs he throws them and Deathstroke managed to catch two but the last one hit him in the side of the face.

Taking out his swords he tries to strike the little assassin but Damian ducks and goes near Ruby.

"Ruby you're injured you should head back to father."

"You have no room to talk, both of your arms were stabbed through." The Huntress said as she holds Crescent Rose.

"Besides, what he did was nothing compared to what Elizabeth Tulip did to me a few years ago." She said narrowing her eyes.

Turning their attention to their opponent they both run forward, using their weapons while Damian tried to land a strike Ruby was working defense and blocked every attack Deathstroke made.

Backing up the teens flipped backyards out of the way and ran forward, at the last second Ruby jumps above the older assassin and the sound of swords clashing could be heard as they now stand on different sides of the platform.

Ruby lands near Damian and smirks as she stands up and saw their handiwork.

Deathstroke is now sporting a giant slash across the front of his chest and on his shoulder.

Bringing out another sword Damian smirks and gets ready to attack but Deathstroke brought out another gun.

He shot at them, but they blocked the bullets.

But he did manage to knock one of the swords out of Damian's hands.

Ducking and rolling on the floor, Damian throws a Batarang that Deathstroke effortlessly dodged it.